Secret Admiration: Finding True Love After Prison

Chapter 227 An Eye for an Eye

Dalton seemed completely lost, staring blankly ahead while everyone around him buzzed about the cello performance.

It was as if he had drifted away from reality.

Lydia's heart raced with anxiety.

She cautiously glanced at his expression and softly called out, "Dalton..."

But he didn't respond, caught in his own world.

Just then, Walter approached. "Ms. Lydia Stone, Mr. Aniston wants to see you."

Startled, she instinctively looked over at Chandler, meeting his intense, cold gaze.

A knot tightened in her stomach. She knew something was off.

Feeling guilty about her actions, she gently tugged on Dalton's sleeve, hoping he would say something to ease the tension.

But he remained utterly unresponsive, lost in thought.

With a resigned sigh, Lydia followed Walter to Chandler.

They entered a dimly lit corridor, where an unsettling silence

hung in the air.

in front of her, his face. devoid of emotion. "Drink

felt a chill run down her

This is what you were planning to give Meryl," he replied, casually smoking a cigarette, his gaze fixed on her with a mixture

it yourself, or should I have Walter force it down your

a strong aversion and was filled with contempt

her lips pale as she

highlighting his striking features and making his cold demeanor seem

a cloud of smoke, not bothering to

welled in

like an eternity, Walter interjected, "Ms. Lydia Stone, you're perfectly capable of drinking this yourself, so please don't make me force it down

didn't

was spiked with enough powerful ingredients to cause serious stomach

indifferent glance. "She didn't drink it because she was saving it for you. Did you even consider the consequences of messing around

unwilling to waste any more time

out on

back to Dalton, her standing with

lip, she finally

a smirk as she

rumble echoed from her

an urgent

a corner, she found Dalton blocking